People who ate yoghurt regularly had a reduced risk of colon cancer. More specifically, those that had the fermented product ...

Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst say they've discovered a new bacteria in rabbit ticks in Maine that's ...

Spotted Fever Rickettsioses is the main danger of bacteria found in this new strain of Rickettsia. The UMass lab working on ...

Some things just go together in your belly: peanut butter and jelly, salt and pepper, bacteria and bacteria-eating viruses.

Macrophages salvage nutrients from the bacteria they phagocytose to regulate inflammatory responses, revealing ...

SIBO is the result of an overgrowth of bacteria in the small intestine. Subtle signs of SIBO include nutritional deficiencies ...

Global warming has made it easier for bacteria and other germs to contaminate the food supply, and this little-discussed ...

Studies confirm that washing produce is an effective way to reduce harmful microbes that can cause illness. For example, data ...

In a residential backyard in Maine, Project ITCH researchers from the University of Massachusetts Amherst stumbled upon a ...

Fungi may not seem like an obvious power source, but researchers have proven they can offer a sustainable and renewable way ...

Lyme disease, a disease transmitted when deer ticks feed on infected animals like deer and rodents, and then bite humans, impacts nearly half a million individuals in the U.S. annually.

UMass Amherst researchers have discovered a new bacteria in Maine rabbit ticks linked to an infection that can be deadly for ...